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Indonesian SOE Ramping up Gold and Nickel Production

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 18, 2018

PT Aneka Tambang Tbk is an Indonesian SOE engaged in mining, refining, and processing of metals including nickel ore, gold, silver, and bauxite. It is the largest nickel producer by capacity in the country, although precious metals account for nearly 2/3 of the group’s revenue.

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VMC: Equity Analysis: Art or Science?

By Andrew Stotz | Apr 17, 2018
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As a financial analyst, your job is to enable someone to share your vision of the future. To give them a glimpse into a world that does not yet exist. This is a difficult task, and it takes your entire career to learn to do this effectively.

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Philippines Appears Expensive and Relatively Unattractive

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 16, 2018

Overall, the Philippines appears relatively unattractive in Asia. But the Consumer Discretionary sector went up by 312% and Info Tech went up by 118% in the past 90 days. What happened?

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Risky Business? Or Risk Averse?

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 13, 2018
Top 5 of the Week of April 9 - Become a #betterinvestor

In our Top 5 this week, we analyze index turnover, reveal why financial trends persist, and remind ourselves of the positive aspects of risk aversion. All this and more…

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Moderate Attractiveness Driven by Low Risk in Malaysia

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 12, 2018

Malaysia has relatively fast GDP growth, driven mainly by private consumption and private investments. Malaysia is not cheap on PE or PB. Fundamentals aren’t impressive, slightly below Asia ex Japan, but decent dividend yield.

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Singapore Is Relatively Cheap, but Only Moderately Attractive

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 11, 2018

Singapore has moderate GDP growth, driven by the private sector. Singapore’s 2018CE* 13.9x PE is in line with Asia ex Japan and below ASEAN. EPS growth is in line with Asia ex Japan for 2018CE* but above ASEAN.

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Indonesia Has the Highest Profitability in Asia

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 10, 2018

Indonesia has good GDP growth, driven mainly by private consumption and secondly investments. Indonesia has the highest ROE in Asia. This is also reflected in the valuation, Indonesia’s 2018CE* 2.9x PB is the highest in Asia ex Japan.

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VMC: If I Pass the CFA Exam Will I Get Higher Pay?

By Andrew Stotz | Apr 9, 2018
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The CFA exams are favored as one of the top financial services qualifications to achieve—across the world. A common misconception is held though that simply passing the exams will help you get higher pay.

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As Good as Gold

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 6, 2018
Top 5 of the Week of April 2 - Become a #betterinvestor

In our Top 5 this week, we see if there’s money in gold assets, debate the ironies of luck and risk, and build our attention muscle up against cognitive biases. All this and more…

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New Solar Projects in Japan to Drive Growth

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 5, 2018

SPCG Public Company Limited is a Thai solar farm and roof developer and a solar power generator. In the past 12 months, SPCG ranked among the top 30 of 150 medium-sized Utilities globally.

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